"The Woman in White" is a Victorian-era mystery novel by Wilkie Collins. It follows the story of Walter Hartright, a young art teacher, who encounters a mysterious woman dressed in white who is escaping from an asylum. As he uncovers the truth behind her identity and unusual circumstances, he gets entangled in a complex web of love, deception and greed involving aristocracy. The story is known for its innovative use of multiple narrators and for being one of the earliest and most influential detective novels.